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• Gayle not surprised by lack of interest in Tests

  
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  Chris Gayle may not have been preparing to dance on the grave of Test cricket, as was the case in England earlier this year, but neither was he moved to defend it. Speaking on the eve of the first Test against Australia - a match that is expected to draw a relatively meagre 40,000 spectators [...]
  1 day ago

• Katich leads fight towards healthy total

  
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  West Indies refused to let Australia run away with the first Test, but the hosts have the stronger position after a bright opening to the contest. The local batsmen, the ones whose first-innings lapses cost the side in England, failed to convert a series of promising starts, with four of them departing between 41 and ...
  2 days ago

• Clarke welcomes return of Gayle

  
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  Shane Warne and Michael Clarke do not expect Chris Gayle to be weighed down by jet-lag on his late arrival for Thursday’s first Test in Brisbane. Gayle, who has been in Jamaica with his sick mother, is due back in Australia on Tuesday night, severely limiting his preparation for the start of the three-match ...
  6 days ago

• Bollinger pops into first Test squad

  
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  Australia’s selectors have given their first insight into the possible make-up of next year’s Ashes squad in announcing their XII for the first Test against West Indies. Doug Bollinger, the left-arm paceman, has been preferred over the more seasoned Stuart Clark who, at 34, is now facing an uphill battle to force ...
  1 week ago

• Clarke still having daily back treatment

  
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  Michael Clarke is confident of overcoming his long-term back injury, but continues to have daily treatment as he prepares for next week’s first Test. Clarke, the vice-captain, proved he is ready for a spot in the squad to face West Indies at the Gabba, which is named on Thursday, with a century for New South [...]
  1 week ago

• Mother’s illness sends Gayle home

  
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  Chris Gayle the West Indies captain, has flown home to Jamaica to be with his seriously ill mother, leaving him in doubt for next week’s first Test. Gayle departed Allan Border Field before the start of the tour game against Queensland to begin the journey back to visit her in hospital in Kingston.“The thoughts of ...
  1 week ago

• Barath hopes for shot at Australia

  
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  The West Indians will be able to forget their off-field worries when they open their tour with a four-day match against Queensland on Wednesday. The side has not played since the end of their costly player strike and has since been written off by the former coach John Dyson ahead of the three-Test series starting [...]
  1 week ago

• Dyson doubts West Indies chances

  
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  John Dyson the former West Indies coach, does not expect Chris Gayle’s outfit to trouble Australia during the three-Test series because of their disrupted preparation. The squad’s major players are on their first tour since a lengthy strike and Dyson, who was dismissed in September, doubts the tourists’ ...
  1 week ago

• Chris Gayle wants tour to mark new beginning

  
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  Chris Gayle wants West Indies’ tour of Australia to be the new beginning the region desperately needs after another round of strikes and disputes. While Gayle was a key figure in the four-month boycott as the side’s captain, he is now charged with leading the reunification process that starts with the three-Test ...
  2 weeks ago

• Gayle must respect Windies legacy - Richards

  
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  Sir Vivian Richards has called on Chris Gayle to put the West Indies contract dispute firmly behind him and lead his team in a manner befitting the region’s legacy, as the team prepares to arrive in Australia on the eve of a Test campaign that will test the fragile peace that was brokered during meetings [...]
  2 weeks ago

• Confident Clarke on comeback trail

  
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  Michael Clarke remains hopeful of playing in the first Test against West Indies on November 26 and may be given as much time as possible to prove he has recovered from a back injury. Usually the selectors want the players to appear in a first-class match before a Test, but Clarke told the Australian there [...]
  2 weeks ago

• Dawn Beach Resort At Westin Selects SPI Software

  
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  SPI Software recently struck an agreement to provide timeshare software to Dawn Beach Club in St. Maarten , West Indies . SPI Software ’s Orange Systems Marketing, Sales and Finance modules were chosen to operate the project, which is being developed by Babitbay Beach Development .  Boutique Club , LLC. ...
  3 weeks ago

• Chris Gayle reappointed captain - reports

  
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  Chris Gayle has been reappointed West Indies captain for the upcoming tour of Australia, according to reports in the Caribbean.The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) sat down in Barbados on Saturday to approve the selectors’ recommendation of Gayle and several leading dailies in the region have reported Gayle’s ...
  3 weeks ago

• Hussey not fretting over Test spot

  
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  On the eve of the seven-ODI series, during a transitional phase in his career, at a time when he should be getting acclimatised to India, Michael Hussey woke up to the news that the selectors back home are having a tough time debating his Test spot. So much for a good beginning. Hussey is coming [...]
  5 weeks ago

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